October 3 P&T candidate recommendations due to Dean Intent to apply for promotion to professor in Fall 2017 due to Dean FDA grant applications due (Fine Arts faculty only) Sabbatical Leave Applications due to DeanOctober 14-15 Board of Trustees meetingOctober 17-18 Fall BreakOctober 19 Midpoint of semesterOctober 21 Faculty Development Spring 2017 due dateOctober 21 National Advisory Council Speed NetworkingOctober 24 Midterm grades due by 8 a.m.October 24 Last day for major/minor changes before registrationOctober 26 Last day to drop a class without extenuating circumstances

October 31 Spring 2017 course registration begins

November 1 Final grades available for faculty web-entry and student viewingNovember 15 Second-year faculty reviews due to DeanNovember 22 Thanksgiving recess begins after evening classesNovember 23-25 University closed beginning at noon

February 3 Last day to drop a class without a “W”February 15 First, third, fourth, fifth-year tenure-track faculty reviews & reappointment recommendations due to DeanFebruary 15 Teacher of the Year nominations dueFebruary 15 Graduation applications due for May 2017 graduatesFebruary 17 Fall & Summer 2017 and J-Term 2018 class schedules due

March 1 Tenured faculty PAEs, PAHEs due from chairs to DeanMarch 10 Midpoint of semesterMarch 13-17 Spring breakMarch TBD Last day to drop a Spring 2017 class without extenuating circumstancesMarch 31 Faculty Development Fall 2017 due dateMarch TBD J-Term Fair